Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

Hansa Teutonica Online ("the Service") is operated by The Game Shelf ("we", "us", or "our"). By accessing or using the Service, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use the Service.

2. Description of Service

Hansa Teutonica Online is an official, licensed digital adaptation of the Hansa Teutonica board game, available on the web, iOS and Android. The core game — base game, AI opponents, and real-time/async multiplayer — is provided free of charge. An optional paid tier ("Premium") unlocks additional content as described in Section 3 below. We continue to develop the Service, so features, rules and availability may change. If we discontinue paid features during a billing period, your rights under applicable consumer law still apply.

3. Purchases & Subscriptions

Hansa Teutonica Online offers one optional paid tier:

• Premium is an auto-renewing annual subscription that unlocks expansion game boards, a host's licence allowing guests in your games to use them, the Mission Cards and Emperor's Favour game modules, private statistics, ELO ranking, a customizable game UI layout, and unlimited custom map creation. Any introductory offer, its eligibility requirements, billing period and renewal price are shown before purchase. Subscriptions renew at the disclosed renewal price unless cancelled, subject to any price changes notified as required by applicable law and the billing platform. If you cancel or let your subscription lapse, you keep access until the end of the current billing period, after which access to all Premium content ends.

Purchases and subscriptions are processed by Apple, Google, or our payment processor (Stripe, via RevenueCat), depending on the platform you purchase from. Pricing, billing, and cancellation are governed by that platform's terms:

• On iOS, subscriptions are billed to your Apple ID and auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID account settings.
• On Android, subscriptions are billed to your Google Play account and auto-renew unless cancelled before the renewal date. Manage or cancel your subscription in Google Play.
• On the web, subscriptions are billed via Stripe and auto-renew unless cancelled before the renewal date. Manage or cancel your subscription from the billing management link provided after purchase, or by contacting info@playhansa.app.

Purchases require a signed-in account (see Section 4) so entitlements can be restored across devices. For Apple or Google Play purchases, request refunds through the relevant app store. For web purchases billed through Stripe, contact us at info@playhansa.app. Applicable platform policies apply in addition to your statutory consumer rights; nothing in these Terms excludes a refund or other remedy required by law. Prices are subject to change; existing subscribers will be notified in advance of any price change affecting their subscription, as required by applicable law and the billing platform.

4. Accounts & Sign-In

You may play solo games without an account. To play online with other players or purchase Premium, you must sign in using one of the available methods: Google, Apple (where supported), or a one-time code sent to your email address. Use of Google or Apple sign-in is also subject to that provider's applicable terms and privacy policy.

You are responsible for keeping your sign-in account and email secure and for not sharing sign-in codes or authentication tokens. We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms.

You may delete your account from your profile. This removes your account record, including your email and sign-in identifiers. Shared game history may remain, including display names, actions and chat messages; account links in player entries are removed. Please avoid including personal information in public names or chat. Contact us for help with personal information remaining in shared records.

Deleting your account does not cancel an auto-renewing subscription. Cancel it separately through the platform where you purchased it.

5. Display Name

Your initial display name is based on information provided by your sign-in method. For Google sign-in, this is normally your first name and last initial (for example, "Alex S."). Email sign-in initially uses the part of your email address before the @ symbol. You can change your display name in your profile. It is visible to other players, including in games and public rankings.

You must not use a display name that impersonates another person, is offensive, or violates any applicable law. We reserve the right to remove or change display names that violate this policy.

6. Intellectual Property

The Hansa Teutonica board game design and associated materials are the intellectual property of their respective rights holders (Pegasus Spiele). This digital implementation and its original code, artwork, and presentation are © 2026 The Game Shelf. All rights reserved. You may not copy, distribute, or create derivative works from this implementation without explicit written permission.

7. User Conduct

You agree to use the Service in good faith. You must not:

• Exploit bugs, glitches, or unintended game mechanics to gain an unfair advantage.
• Attempt to interfere with, disrupt, or gain unauthorised access to the Service or its infrastructure.
• Use the Service for any unlawful purpose.

7A. User-Submitted Maps

The Service lets you create custom boards (“Maps”), including by uploading a board image, and submit them for review so that other players can play them. If you create or submit a Map, you agree that:

• Your rights. You own, or have all necessary permissions and licences for, everything you upload or include in the Map (including the board image, artwork, text and names). You will not upload a scan, photograph or copy of a commercially published board or any other material you do not have the right to use, and the Map does not infringe anyone’s intellectual property, privacy or other rights.
• Licence to us. You grant The Game Shelf a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable licence to host, store, reproduce, adapt (for example resize and re-encode images), display and distribute your Map and its content within the Service, to you and to other players, for as long as the Map is available. You keep ownership of your Map.
• Review and removal. We may review any submitted Map and may decline, ask you to change, or remove (“unpublish”) a Map at any time and for any reason, including a complaint about the content or its rights. Games already in progress on a removed Map may be allowed to finish, but we do not guarantee that a Map will remain available.
• No guarantee or payment. Approval of a Map is at our discretion and is not an endorsement. You are not entitled to payment for Maps, and some Map features may require a paid subscription.
• Indemnity. You are responsible for the Maps you submit and will compensate us for losses arising from a claim that your Map or its content infringes the rights of a third party.

When you submit a Map you will be asked to confirm that you own the rights to the board image; we keep a record of that confirmation.

8. Availability & Warranties

To the extent permitted by law, the Service is provided "as is". We do not guarantee uninterrupted availability or freedom from bugs. Maintenance and updates may affect access to the Service or saved games.

Nothing in these Terms excludes, restricts or modifies consumer guarantees or other rights and remedies that cannot lawfully be excluded, including those under the Australian Consumer Law where applicable.

9. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, The Game Shelf shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising from your use of or inability to use the Service. This limitation is subject to the non-excludable rights and remedies described in Section 8.

10. Changes to Terms

We may update these Terms at any time. Continued use of the Service after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms. The "last updated" date at the top of this page indicates when the Terms were most recently revised.

11. Contact

Questions or concerns about these Terms can be sent to The Game Shelf at info@playhansa.app.